diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e9a0485..27134f0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@ DB_PORT=3306
 
 # Optional: for running manage.py from host (local DB)
 # DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+
+# Cassandra
+CASSANDRA_ENABLED=1
+CASSANDRA_HOSTS=cassandra
+CASSANDRA_PORT=9042
+CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE=sensor_hub
+CASSANDRA_REPLICATION={'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}
diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index 3a4b2fe..467b490 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
-    "auth.apps.AuthConfig",
-    "account",
-    "sensor_hub",
-    "dashboard",
+    "ingest",
     "rest_framework",
     "corsheaders",
 ]
@@ -98,9 +95,11 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     "DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES": [
         "rest_framework.permissions.AllowAny",
     ],
-    "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": [
-        "rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication",
-    ],
 }
 
+if "rest_framework_simplejwt" in INSTALLED_APPS:
+    REST_FRAMEWORK["DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES"] = [
+        "rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication",
+    ]
+
 CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = DEBUG
diff --git a/config/urls.py b/config/urls.py
index 60db6b8..c215692 100644
--- a/config/urls.py
+++ b/config/urls.py
@@ -3,9 +3,5 @@ from django.urls import include, path
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
-    path("api/auth/", include("auth.urls")),
-    path("api/account/", include("account.urls")),
-    path("api/sensor-hub/", include("sensor_hub.urls")),
-    path("api/farm-dashboard-config/", include("dashboard.urls_config")),
-    path("api/farm-dashboard/", include("dashboard.urls")),
+    path("api/ingest/", include("ingest.urls")),
 ]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 18b667d..3146e4c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 name: sensor-hub
 
 services:
+  cassandra:
+    image: docker-mirror.liara.ir/cassandra:5.0
+    container_name: sensor-hub-cassandra
+    ports:
+      - "9042:9042"
+    volumes:
+      - sensor_hub_cassandra_data:/var/lib/cassandra
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "cqlsh -e 'DESCRIBE KEYSPACES' || exit 1"]
+      interval: 20s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 10
+
   db:
     image: docker-mirror.liara.ir/mysql:8.0
     container_name: sensor-hub-db
@@ -43,9 +56,13 @@ services:
       - .env
     environment:
       DB_HOST: db
+      CASSANDRA_HOSTS: cassandra
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
+      cassandra:
+        condition: service_started
 
 volumes:
   sensor_hub_mysql_data:
+  sensor_hub_cassandra_data:
diff --git a/ingest/__init__.py b/ingest/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ingest/admin.py b/ingest/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09de4be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import SensorDevice
+
+
+@admin.register(SensorDevice)
+class SensorDeviceAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ("device_identifier", "sensor_uuid", "is_active", "created_at")
+    search_fields = ("device_identifier", "sensor_uuid")
+    list_filter = ("is_active", "created_at")
diff --git a/ingest/apps.py b/ingest/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3108d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class IngestConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "ingest"
diff --git a/ingest/cassandra.py b/ingest/cassandra.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a009a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/cassandra.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import logging
+import os
+from typing import Any
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    from cassandra.cluster import Cluster
+    from cassandra.query import dict_factory
+except Exception:
+    Cluster = None
+    dict_factory = None
+
+
+class CassandraService:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.enabled = os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_ENABLED", "0") == "1"
+        self.contact_points = [
+            item.strip()
+            for item in os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_HOSTS", "cassandra").split(",")
+            if item.strip()
+        ]
+        self.port = int(os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_PORT", "9042"))
+        self.keyspace = os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE", "sensor_hub")
+        self.replication = os.environ.get(
+            "CASSANDRA_REPLICATION",
+            "{'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}",
+        )
+        self._session = None
+
+    def is_available(self) -> bool:
+        return self.enabled and Cluster is not None
+
+    def connect(self):
+        if self._session is not None:
+            return self._session
+        if not self.is_available():
+            return None
+
+        cluster = Cluster(contact_points=self.contact_points, port=self.port)
+        session = cluster.connect()
+        if dict_factory is not None:
+            session.row_factory = dict_factory
+        session.execute(
+            f"CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS {self.keyspace} "
+            f"WITH replication = {self.replication}"
+        )
+        session.set_keyspace(self.keyspace)
+        session.execute(
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sensor_payloads (
+                sensor_uuid text,
+                reading_at timestamp,
+                payload_id uuid,
+                original_payload text,
+                translated_payload text,
+                translation_status text,
+                created_at timestamp,
+                PRIMARY KEY ((sensor_uuid), reading_at, payload_id)
+            ) WITH CLUSTERING ORDER BY (reading_at DESC, payload_id DESC)
+            """
+        )
+        self._session = session
+        return self._session
+
+    def save_payload(self, *, sensor_uuid: str, payload_id: Any, reading_at, original_payload: str, translated_payload: str, translation_status: str, created_at):
+        session = self.connect()
+        if session is None:
+            logger.warning("Cassandra is disabled or unavailable; skipping payload persistence.")
+            return False
+
+        session.execute(
+            """
+            INSERT INTO sensor_payloads (
+                sensor_uuid,
+                reading_at,
+                payload_id,
+                original_payload,
+                translated_payload,
+                translation_status,
+                created_at
+            ) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
+            """,
+            (
+                sensor_uuid,
+                reading_at,
+                payload_id,
+                original_payload,
+                translated_payload,
+                translation_status,
+                created_at,
+            ),
+        )
+        return True
+
+    def get_payloads(self, sensor_uuid: str, limit: int = 50):
+        session = self.connect()
+        if session is None:
+            return []
+        rows = session.execute(
+            "SELECT sensor_uuid, reading_at, payload_id, original_payload, translated_payload, translation_status, created_at "
+            "FROM sensor_payloads WHERE sensor_uuid = %s LIMIT %s",
+            (sensor_uuid, limit),
+        )
+        return list(rows)
+
+
+cassandra_service = CassandraService()
diff --git a/ingest/migrations/0001_initial.py b/ingest/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fa08eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import uuid
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = []
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="SensorDevice",
+            fields=[
+                ("id", models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID")),
+                ("sensor_uuid", models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, unique=True)),
+                ("device_identifier", models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)),
+                ("device_name", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)),
+                ("handshake_token", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)),
+                ("metadata", models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict)),
+                ("translation_config", models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict)),
+                ("is_active", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ("updated_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
+            ],
+            options={"ordering": ["-created_at"]},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/ingest/migrations/__init__.py b/ingest/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ingest/models.py b/ingest/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f7e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import uuid
+
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class SensorDevice(models.Model):
+    sensor_uuid = models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, unique=True, editable=False)
+    device_identifier = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
+    device_name = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
+    handshake_token = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
+    metadata = models.JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
+    translation_config = models.JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
+    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["-created_at"]
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.device_identifier} ({self.sensor_uuid})"
diff --git a/ingest/serializers.py b/ingest/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f7e114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from .models import SensorDevice
+
+
+class HandshakeSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    device_identifier = serializers.CharField(max_length=255)
+    device_name = serializers.CharField(max_length=255, required=False, allow_blank=True)
+    handshake_token = serializers.CharField(max_length=255, required=False, allow_blank=True)
+    metadata = serializers.JSONField(required=False)
+    translation_config = serializers.JSONField(required=False)
+
+
+class SensorIngestSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    sensor_uuid = serializers.UUIDField()
+    reading_at = serializers.DateTimeField(required=False)
+    payload = serializers.JSONField()
+
+
+class SensorPayloadQuerySerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    limit = serializers.IntegerField(required=False, min_value=1, max_value=500, default=50)
+
+
+class SensorDeviceSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = SensorDevice
+        fields = (
+            "sensor_uuid",
+            "device_identifier",
+            "device_name",
+            "handshake_token",
+            "metadata",
+            "translation_config",
+            "is_active",
+            "created_at",
+            "updated_at",
+        )
+        read_only_fields = ("sensor_uuid", "created_at", "updated_at")
diff --git a/ingest/services.py b/ingest/services.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e1940b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+
+class TranslationService:
+    def translate(self, payload: dict, config: dict | None = None) -> tuple[dict, str]:
+        translated = deepcopy(payload)
+        return translated, "bypassed"
+
+
+translation_service = TranslationService()
diff --git a/ingest/tests.py b/ingest/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3a1cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+from .models import SensorDevice
+
+
+class IngestApiTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+
+    def test_handshake_returns_sensor_uuid(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/ingest/devices/handshake/",
+            {
+                "device_identifier": "device-001",
+                "device_name": "Field Sensor",
+                "metadata": {"farm": "north"},
+            },
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        self.assertIn("sensor_uuid", response.data)
+        self.assertTrue(SensorDevice.objects.filter(device_identifier="device-001").exists())
+
+    @patch("ingest.views.cassandra_service.save_payload", return_value=True)
+    def test_ingest_uses_sensor_uuid(self, _mock_save):
+        device = SensorDevice.objects.create(device_identifier="device-002")
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/ingest/payloads/ingest/",
+            {
+                "sensor_uuid": str(device.sensor_uuid),
+                "payload": {"temperature": 24.1},
+            },
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["sensor_uuid"], str(device.sensor_uuid))
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["stored_in_cassandra"], True)
diff --git a/ingest/urls.py b/ingest/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cb132e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.urls import path
+
+from .views import DeviceHandshakeView, SensorIngestView, SensorPayloadListView
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("devices/handshake/", DeviceHandshakeView.as_view(), name="device-handshake"),
+    path("payloads/ingest/", SensorIngestView.as_view(), name="sensor-ingest"),
+    path("payloads/<uuid:sensor_uuid>/", SensorPayloadListView.as_view(), name="sensor-payload-list"),
+]
diff --git a/ingest/views.py b/ingest/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8465fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import json
+import uuid
+from datetime import timezone as dt_timezone
+
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.utils import timezone
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+from .cassandra import cassandra_service
+from .models import SensorDevice
+from .serializers import (
+    HandshakeSerializer,
+    SensorDeviceSerializer,
+    SensorIngestSerializer,
+    SensorPayloadQuerySerializer,
+)
+from .services import translation_service
+
+
+class DeviceHandshakeView(APIView):
+    def post(self, request):
+        serializer = HandshakeSerializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        data = serializer.validated_data
+
+        device, created = SensorDevice.objects.update_or_create(
+            device_identifier=data["device_identifier"],
+            defaults={
+                "device_name": data.get("device_name", ""),
+                "handshake_token": data.get("handshake_token", ""),
+                "metadata": data.get("metadata", {}),
+                "translation_config": data.get("translation_config", {}),
+                "is_active": True,
+            },
+        )
+
+        response_status = status.HTTP_201_CREATED if created else status.HTTP_200_OK
+        return Response(
+            {
+                "message": "Handshake completed successfully.",
+                "sensor_uuid": str(device.sensor_uuid),
+                "device": SensorDeviceSerializer(device).data,
+            },
+            status=response_status,
+        )
+
+
+class SensorIngestView(APIView):
+    def post(self, request):
+        serializer = SensorIngestSerializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        data = serializer.validated_data
+
+        device = get_object_or_404(SensorDevice, sensor_uuid=data["sensor_uuid"], is_active=True)
+        reading_at = data.get("reading_at") or timezone.now()
+        if reading_at.tzinfo is None:
+            reading_at = reading_at.replace(tzinfo=dt_timezone.utc)
+
+        translated_payload, translation_status = translation_service.translate(
+            data["payload"],
+            config=device.translation_config,
+        )
+        payload_id = uuid.uuid4()
+        created_at = timezone.now()
+
+        stored = cassandra_service.save_payload(
+            sensor_uuid=str(device.sensor_uuid),
+            payload_id=payload_id,
+            reading_at=reading_at,
+            original_payload=json.dumps(data["payload"], ensure_ascii=False),
+            translated_payload=json.dumps(translated_payload, ensure_ascii=False),
+            translation_status=translation_status,
+            created_at=created_at,
+        )
+
+        return Response(
+            {
+                "message": "Payload processed successfully.",
+                "sensor_uuid": str(device.sensor_uuid),
+                "payload_id": str(payload_id),
+                "translation_status": translation_status,
+                "stored_in_cassandra": stored,
+            },
+            status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+        )
+
+
+class SensorPayloadListView(APIView):
+    def get(self, request, sensor_uuid):
+        query_serializer = SensorPayloadQuerySerializer(data=request.query_params)
+        query_serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        limit = query_serializer.validated_data["limit"]
+
+        device = get_object_or_404(SensorDevice, sensor_uuid=sensor_uuid, is_active=True)
+        rows = cassandra_service.get_payloads(str(device.sensor_uuid), limit=limit)
+
+        return Response(
+            {
+                "sensor_uuid": str(device.sensor_uuid),
+                "device_identifier": device.device_identifier,
+                "count": len(rows),
+                "results": rows,
+            }
+        )
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1268019..e7d1cd8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ gunicorn>=22,<23
 python-dotenv>=1.0,<1.1
 
 
+
+cassandra-driver>=3.29,<3.30